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Piers Linney
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Ivan Menezes
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Vivek Menon
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, ej Lalvani
Chief Operating Officer, Vitabiotics
Tej Lalvani is COO at Vitabiotics: an award-winning global nutraceutical company founded by his father, Dr Kartar Lalvani, that specialises in vitamin and mineral-based formulations to help a variety of health conditions. Innovative brands such as Wellman/Wellwoman supplements have seen the company rise to financial prominence in the sector, becoming the largest vitamin company in UK by value sales.
Sonny Leong
Deputy Chairman, Future First
Sonny Leong holds several titles: Chief Executive of Civil Service College, Executive Chairman of Academy for Parliamentary & Policy Studies, and Deputy Chairman of Future First. He is Chair of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth and Chair of Chinese for Labour. In 2015 he received a CBE for services to politics.
Piers Linney
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Outsourcery
Piers Linney is an investment banker and solicitor with experience in corporate and private equity law. Together with Simon Newton, he created the UK’s largest independent provider of mobile solutions to businesses. The mobile business was sold in 2011 and they founded Outsourcery, where he is joint CEO. He is also a member of the Cabinet Office’s SME panel and techUK’s Public Services Board.
Echo Lu
Managing Director, Homebase
Echo Lu served as MD of Homebase, the UK’s second largest home and garden improvement retail business and a Member of Group Executive Board at Home Retail Group Plc until March 4, 2016. She previously served as the COO of China Business at Tesco Plc and as an Operations Director of Tesco’s east region in China.
Michael Mansour
Finance Director, GKN Aerospace
Currently Finance Director at GKN Aerospace, international finance professional Michael Mansour has spent many years at senior executive level. Previous appointments include: non-Executive Director of PRIMA Industries (Italy); Finance Director at Caparo Engineering Services; Company Controller, Finn-Power Oy (Finland); CFO and SFA, Massimo Ratti; and CFO at Steadfast Engineering Company Ltd.
Harish Manwani
non-Executive Director, Pearson Plc
Senior executive Harish Manwani joined Pearson Plc as non-Executive Director having been CEO of Unilever Plc. Currently, he is also non-Executive Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited in India; serves on the Board of Whirlpool Corporation in the US; is a non-Executive Director of Qualcomm, Inc.; and serves on the Board of the Indian School of Business and the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore.
Sara Mathew
non-Executive Director, Shire Plc
Currently a non-Executive Director and member of the audit, compliance and risk committee of the Shire Board, Sara Mathew is also a Director of Avon, Campbell Soup and Freddie Mac, and a member of the international advisory council for Zurich Financial Services Group. In 2013, she was named the top value creator in the Standard & Poor’s 500 by Chief Executive magazine.
Amin Mawji OBE
non-Executive Director - UK Export Finance, UK Export Finance
Amin Mawji OBE was appointed as a non-Executive Director of the UK Export Finance Board in 2013. He is chair of the UK Export Finance Audit and Risk Committee. Previously, he served as a partner at Ernst & Young, a member of the CBI Manufacturing Council and a member of the Audit and Finance Committee at DfID, and the Audit and Risk Committee at Defra.
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Mitie Group Plc
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith is a non-Executive Board member of the Department for Education and Chair of the Women’s Business Council. Now CEO of Mitie Group, she was previously non-Executive Board member of the Department for Culture Media and Sport. She was awarded a CBE for Services to Business and Diversity in Business in 2012.
Ivan Menezes
Chief Executive Officer, Diageo Plc
Ivan Menezes was appointed CEO of Diageo Plc in 2013, having been Executive Director since 2012. His current external appointments include: Member of the Council, Scotch Whisky Association; and non-Executive Director, Coach Inc. He has a history of senior executive roles in marketing and strategy at Nestle, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Whirlpool.
Vivek Menon
Chief Operating Officer, BNP Paribas
Vivek Menon has worked at BNP Paribas for 24 years and is now COO in London for Corporate Clients, Advisory and Equity Capital Markets, Financing Solutions and Corporate Trade and Treasury Solutions. Additionally, he is the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of BNP Paribas Group UK. Previous roles include Head of Mission in Paris, leading strategic assignments across different businesses of the Bank.
Rohinton Minoo Kalifa
Chief Executive Officer, Worldpay Group Plc
Rohinton Minoo Kalifa is an expert in the card and payments industry and currently CEO of RBS WorldPay Inc. He previously held various positions within the RBS Group, including CEO of NatWest Bancorp and Head of Internet Banking, leading Worldpay through its transition to a standalone company following its divestment by RBS in 2010.
Dharmash Mistry
Chief Executive Officer, blow LTD
In addition to being the Co-Founder and CEO of blow LTD, Dharmash Mistry also holds non-Executive Director roles at the BBC, Hargreaves Lansdown Plc and Dixons Retail Plc. Previously, he held senior roles at Balderton Capital and EMAP.
Ritu Mohanka
SVP - Europe Smarter Workforce, IBM Europe
Ritu Mohanka is the Senior Vice President of the Europe region for the Smarter Workforce business and is a leader in the Human Capital sector. She previously held several senior executive positions at Kenexa, which was acquired by IBM in 2012.
Tushar Morzaria
Group Finance Director, Barclays Plc
Tushar Morzaria joined the Board and Executive Committee of Barclays in 2013 as Group Finance Director. Prior to this, he was CFO, Corporate and Investment Bank at JP Morgan Chase. An accountancy and investment banking professional, he held various roles at SG Warburg, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse.
Sandie Okoro
General Counsel, HSBC Global Asset Management
Barrister and solicitor Sandie Okoru is currently General Counsel of HSBC Global Asset Management. Previously, she was Global General Counsel at Barings and Head of Legal for Corporate Services at Schroders. Among her many international appointments, she was elected as Board member and Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2014. She is also on the Equality Standards Panel of the Premier League.
Ken Olisa
Director, Thomson Reuters
Cambridge-educated Ken Olisa is Founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, a boutique technology merchant bank. Among many appointments, he is a Director of Thomson Reuters and non-Executive Chairman of AIM-listed Outsourcery Plc. He was also an original member of IPSA (Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority). In 2015, Her Majesty the Queen appointed him as her Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London.
Fred Phaswana
Joint Chairman, Mondi
Phaswana is Joint Chairman of Mondi Group, Chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs and non-Executive Director of Naspers Limited. He was previously Chairman of Standard Bank group and The Standard Bank of South Africa and Regional President of BP Africa and has held several non-Executive Director positions.
Mayank Prakash
Director General Digital Technology, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work & Pensions
Mayank Prakash joined the Department for Work and Pensions in November as Director General Digital Technology. He was previously MD of Wealth and Asset Management Technology delivery centres at Morgan Stanley and served in CIO roles at Sage iSoft, Avaya and Alcatel-Lucent.
Himanshu Raja
Chief Financial Officer, G4S Plc
An experienced accountancy and law professional, Himanshu Raja is currently Executive Director and CFO of G4S Plc. Prior roles include: CFO at Misys and CFO of Logica Plc. Raja worked for more than 10 years at BT Group including as Chief Financial Officer of BT Global Services, BT Design, BT Operate and BT Wholesale.
Arjun Rajaratnam
Chief Compliance Officer, Smith & Nephew Plc
Arjun Rajaratnam has been the CCO at Smith & Nephew Plc and Smith & Nephew Inc. since 2009. He joined Smith & Nephew from GlaxoSmithKline, where he had worked in a variety of compliance roles, serving as Vice President & Compliance Officer, US Pharmaceuticals. He is a founding member and co-chair of the industry-wide Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum.
Farouk Ramzan
Head of Commercial Banking, Europe, Lloyds Banking Group
Commercial financing professional and senior executive Farouk Ramzan is currently Head of Commercial Banking Europe at Lloyds Banking Group. Previously with Société Générale, he moved to Lloyds as Head of Capital Markets Origination. In 2014, Ramzan began his European Commercial Banking role, acompassing delivery across the whole client base for the Commercial Bank at Lloyds.
Paulette Rowe
Managing Director, Barclaycard
Paulette Rowe is currently MD Global Payment Acceptance at Barclaycard. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacture and Management, her previous appointments have included: Chair of The Mayor’s Fund for London; Strategy Director for NBNK Investments Plc; Commercial and Marketing Director, Tesco Personal Finance (now Tesco Bank); and CEO, RBS European Consumer Finance.
Neil Sachdev
Chairman, Martins Properties
Since 2014, Neil Sachdev has been the Chairman of both Martin’s Properties Ltd and Market Tech Holdings Ltd. He has extensive experience as a senior executive with Director roles at Sainsburys and Tesco. Sachdev has also held several non-Executive Director positions.
Baroness Patricia Scotland
Secretary-General Elect, The Commonwealth
Baroness Patricia Scotland is a former UK Attorney General and former Labour Minister. In 2015, she became the first woman and the first UK citizen to be elected Secretary-General of Commonwealth. Baroness Scotland was also the first black woman to be made a Queen’s Council in 1991.
Chief Operating Officer, Vitabiotics
Tej Lalvani is COO at Vitabiotics: an award-winning global nutraceutical company founded by his father, Dr Kartar Lalvani, that specialises in vitamin and mineral-based formulations to help a variety of health conditions. Innovative brands such as Wellman/Wellwoman supplements have seen the company rise to financial prominence in the sector, becoming the largest vitamin company in UK by value sales.
Sonny Leong
Deputy Chairman, Future First
Sonny Leong holds several titles: Chief Executive of Civil Service College, Executive Chairman of Academy for Parliamentary & Policy Studies, and Deputy Chairman of Future First. He is Chair of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth and Chair of Chinese for Labour. In 2015 he received a CBE for services to politics.
Piers Linney
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Outsourcery
Piers Linney is an investment banker and solicitor with experience in corporate and private equity law. Together with Simon Newton, he created the UK’s largest independent provider of mobile solutions to businesses. The mobile business was sold in 2011 and they founded Outsourcery, where he is joint CEO. He is also a member of the Cabinet Office’s SME panel and techUK’s Public Services Board.
Echo Lu
Managing Director, Homebase
Echo Lu served as MD of Homebase, the UK’s second largest home and garden improvement retail business and a Member of Group Executive Board at Home Retail Group Plc until March 4, 2016. She previously served as the COO of China Business at Tesco Plc and as an Operations Director of Tesco’s east region in China.
Michael Mansour
Finance Director, GKN Aerospace
Currently Finance Director at GKN Aerospace, international finance professional Michael Mansour has spent many years at senior executive level. Previous appointments include: non-Executive Director of PRIMA Industries (Italy); Finance Director at Caparo Engineering Services; Company Controller, Finn-Power Oy (Finland); CFO and SFA, Massimo Ratti; and CFO at Steadfast Engineering Company Ltd.
Harish Manwani
non-Executive Director, Pearson Plc
Senior executive Harish Manwani joined Pearson Plc as non-Executive Director having been CEO of Unilever Plc. Currently, he is also non-Executive Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited in India; serves on the Board of Whirlpool Corporation in the US; is a non-Executive Director of Qualcomm, Inc.; and serves on the Board of the Indian School of Business and the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore.
Sara Mathew
non-Executive Director, Shire Plc
Currently a non-Executive Director and member of the audit, compliance and risk committee of the Shire Board, Sara Mathew is also a Director of Avon, Campbell Soup and Freddie Mac, and a member of the international advisory council for Zurich Financial Services Group. In 2013, she was named the top value creator in the Standard & Poor’s 500 by Chief Executive magazine.
Amin Mawji OBE
non-Executive Director - UK Export Finance, UK Export Finance
Amin Mawji OBE was appointed as a non-Executive Director of the UK Export Finance Board in 2013. He is chair of the UK Export Finance Audit and Risk Committee. Previously, he served as a partner at Ernst & Young, a member of the CBI Manufacturing Council and a member of the Audit and Finance Committee at DfID, and the Audit and Risk Committee at Defra.
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Mitie Group Plc
Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith is a non-Executive Board member of the Department for Education and Chair of the Women’s Business Council. Now CEO of Mitie Group, she was previously non-Executive Board member of the Department for Culture Media and Sport. She was awarded a CBE for Services to Business and Diversity in Business in 2012.
Ivan Menezes
Chief Executive Officer, Diageo Plc
Ivan Menezes was appointed CEO of Diageo Plc in 2013, having been Executive Director since 2012. His current external appointments include: Member of the Council, Scotch Whisky Association; and non-Executive Director, Coach Inc. He has a history of senior executive roles in marketing and strategy at Nestle, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Whirlpool.
Vivek Menon
Chief Operating Officer, BNP Paribas
Vivek Menon has worked at BNP Paribas for 24 years and is now COO in London for Corporate Clients, Advisory and Equity Capital Markets, Financing Solutions and Corporate Trade and Treasury Solutions. Additionally, he is the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of BNP Paribas Group UK. Previous roles include Head of Mission in Paris, leading strategic assignments across different businesses of the Bank.
Rohinton Minoo Kalifa
Chief Executive Officer, Worldpay Group Plc
Rohinton Minoo Kalifa is an expert in the card and payments industry and currently CEO of RBS WorldPay Inc. He previously held various positions within the RBS Group, including CEO of NatWest Bancorp and Head of Internet Banking, leading Worldpay through its transition to a standalone company following its divestment by RBS in 2010.
Dharmash Mistry
Chief Executive Officer, blow LTD
In addition to being the Co-Founder and CEO of blow LTD, Dharmash Mistry also holds non-Executive Director roles at the BBC, Hargreaves Lansdown Plc and Dixons Retail Plc. Previously, he held senior roles at Balderton Capital and EMAP.
Ritu Mohanka
SVP - Europe Smarter Workforce, IBM Europe
Ritu Mohanka is the Senior Vice President of the Europe region for the Smarter Workforce business and is a leader in the Human Capital sector. She previously held several senior executive positions at Kenexa, which was acquired by IBM in 2012.
Tushar Morzaria
Group Finance Director, Barclays Plc
Tushar Morzaria joined the Board and Executive Committee of Barclays in 2013 as Group Finance Director. Prior to this, he was CFO, Corporate and Investment Bank at JP Morgan Chase. An accountancy and investment banking professional, he held various roles at SG Warburg, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse.
Sandie Okoro
General Counsel, HSBC Global Asset Management
Barrister and solicitor Sandie Okoru is currently General Counsel of HSBC Global Asset Management. Previously, she was Global General Counsel at Barings and Head of Legal for Corporate Services at Schroders. Among her many international appointments, she was elected as Board member and Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2014. She is also on the Equality Standards Panel of the Premier League.
Ken Olisa
Director, Thomson Reuters
Cambridge-educated Ken Olisa is Founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, a boutique technology merchant bank. Among many appointments, he is a Director of Thomson Reuters and non-Executive Chairman of AIM-listed Outsourcery Plc. He was also an original member of IPSA (Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority). In 2015, Her Majesty the Queen appointed him as her Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London.
Fred Phaswana
Joint Chairman, Mondi
Phaswana is Joint Chairman of Mondi Group, Chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs and non-Executive Director of Naspers Limited. He was previously Chairman of Standard Bank group and The Standard Bank of South Africa and Regional President of BP Africa and has held several non-Executive Director positions.
Mayank Prakash
Director General Digital Technology, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work & Pensions
Mayank Prakash joined the Department for Work and Pensions in November as Director General Digital Technology. He was previously MD of Wealth and Asset Management Technology delivery centres at Morgan Stanley and served in CIO roles at Sage iSoft, Avaya and Alcatel-Lucent.
Himanshu Raja
Chief Financial Officer, G4S Plc
An experienced accountancy and law professional, Himanshu Raja is currently Executive Director and CFO of G4S Plc. Prior roles include: CFO at Misys and CFO of Logica Plc. Raja worked for more than 10 years at BT Group including as Chief Financial Officer of BT Global Services, BT Design, BT Operate and BT Wholesale.
Arjun Rajaratnam
Chief Compliance Officer, Smith & Nephew Plc
Arjun Rajaratnam has been the CCO at Smith & Nephew Plc and Smith & Nephew Inc. since 2009. He joined Smith & Nephew from GlaxoSmithKline, where he had worked in a variety of compliance roles, serving as Vice President & Compliance Officer, US Pharmaceuticals. He is a founding member and co-chair of the industry-wide Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum.
Farouk Ramzan
Head of Commercial Banking, Europe, Lloyds Banking Group
Commercial financing professional and senior executive Farouk Ramzan is currently Head of Commercial Banking Europe at Lloyds Banking Group. Previously with Société Générale, he moved to Lloyds as Head of Capital Markets Origination. In 2014, Ramzan began his European Commercial Banking role, acompassing delivery across the whole client base for the Commercial Bank at Lloyds.
Paulette Rowe
Managing Director, Barclaycard
Paulette Rowe is currently MD Global Payment Acceptance at Barclaycard. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacture and Management, her previous appointments have included: Chair of The Mayor’s Fund for London; Strategy Director for NBNK Investments Plc; Commercial and Marketing Director, Tesco Personal Finance (now Tesco Bank); and CEO, RBS European Consumer Finance.
Neil Sachdev
Chairman, Martins Properties
Since 2014, Neil Sachdev has been the Chairman of both Martin’s Properties Ltd and Market Tech Holdings Ltd. He has extensive experience as a senior executive with Director roles at Sainsburys and Tesco. Sachdev has also held several non-Executive Director positions.
Baroness Patricia Scotland
Secretary-General Elect, The Commonwealth
Baroness Patricia Scotland is a former UK Attorney General and former Labour Minister. In 2015, she became the first woman and the first UK citizen to be elected Secretary-General of Commonwealth. Baroness Scotland was also the first black woman to be made a Queen’s Council in 1991.
